# N232EM: Schleicher ASW-20, registration cancelled 2009-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2009
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506)
- Serial number: 20061
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2009
- Last registry action: April 23, 2009
- Mode S code: A2105E
- Owner when cancelled: [Sinclair John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINCLAIR%20JOHN%20S)
- Location: [Placerville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7334° N, 120.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95667, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=232EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232EM-2009-05-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schleicher ASW-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI04CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA090), Mar 28, 2004: Schleicher ASW-20 (N232EM), Yoder, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the elevator Louis L'Hotellier connector with a safety pin or wire as directed in several airworthiness directives and his inadequate preflight inspection of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20040328015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040328015569A), Mar 28, 2004: Schler ASW20 (N232EM), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) The pleasure flight operating under part 91, CFR 14 and in visual meteorological conditions originated at approximately 3:20 pm local time. N232EM, an…

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